___ Satellite View and Map of Africa

Searchable Map of Africa using Google Earth Data

Satellite View is showing Africa the world's second largest continent, 30,244,000 km² (11,700,000 mi²) including its adjacent islands, it covers about 20 percent of Earth's total land area.

Africa is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in north, the Sinai Peninsula, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in north east, the Indian Ocean in southeast, and the North- and South Atlantic Ocean in west. The continent includes the island country of Madagascar (fourth-largest island in the world) and some smaller archipelagoes. The distance from the continent's northern coast to South Africa's shore line is about 8,000 km (5,000 mi). The Equator (latitude 0 degrees) divides the continent into almost two equal parts of north and south.

Africa is also home to 14 percent of the world population, more than 3 times the population of the USA, but still lesser than the population of India.
Africa is divided in 54 countries, most of the borders which separates countries are a legacy of the century long colonization of the continent, drawn arbitrary without regards to cultural affiliations between the indigenous people.

The map shows Africa with the location of countries, cities, places, expressways, main roads and streets (To view the map, click on the "Map" button.)

Find any place in Africa. To find a location use the form below. You may try for example: some African landmarks like: Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) or Kruger National Park (South Africa), go to Africa's largest lake -- Lake Victoria, one of the African Great Lakes, or have a look at the dunes of the Sahara, the world's largest hot desert which covers most of North Africa. You might search for the Blue Nile, one of the two major tributaries of the river Nile and you will land in Ethiopia near Lake Tana. You also can find man-made landmarks like the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt), or the Suez Channel.

to pan the map click on the respective arrow on the pan button or click on the map and move your mouse/pointer to drag the map around (pan).

to Zoom in +, or Zoom out – use the zoom buttons; or double click on the map to zoom in.

Map Type Control Buttons;
To switch between various map types click on this buttons:

Click the Map button for a street map, this button holds the option for Terrain, it displays a detailed physical map.

Click the Satellite for a satellite image;
with the option to switch Labels on and off, for a combination of satellite image and street map.

The "Pegman" symbol offers the switch to Google's street view, the 360-degree, panoramic, and street-level imagery.
To enjoy street views, grab pegman with your cursor and hoover over the map, when street view is available parts of the map will change to blue, drop pegman there and you might have a lot of fun within unimaginable boring landscapes.

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